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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
To work for the welfare of the society to make India a ‘Vishavguru’ again
Hosting G20 by India is a proud moment for all Indians : Banwari Lal Purohit - Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT Chandigarh
The Panjab University in collaboration with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports organized the G20 Youth International Seminar today on two themes, “FUTURE OF WORK: INDUSTRY 4.0, INNOVATION AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS” and “SHARED FUTURE: YOUTH IN DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE". Sh. Banwari Lal Purohit, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh in his inaugural address encouraged the students to work for the welfare of the society to make India a ‘Vishavguru’ again. Giving examples from his real life experiences, he asserted that time management is very important and youth of the country has a potential to take country to the new heights. Shri Purohit said that hosting G20 by India is a proud moment for all Indians.
The Guest of Honour Justice Sabina, Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court in her address said that “Once the youth has responsibility and opportunity, success story is a foregone conclusion.”
Smt. Meeta Rajivlochan, Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in her speech stated that today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders and how Universities are the breeding ground for startups.
Dr. Madhumita Kothari, Senior Advisor, United Nation International Seabed Authority highlighted the potential of Seabed for future research. She further encouraged the students to conduct research on marine resources as India has a rich resource base in the Seabed.
Earlier, Prof. Renu Vig, Vice Chancellor, PU in her welcome address traced the historical evolution of industrial revolution and shared that how the future of India lies in innovation and inter disciplinary research.
Sh. Satyapal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India and Senior PU Fellows, while remembering his long association with Panjab University, firstly as a student then as a fellow, inspired the students by stating that the future of India lies in its youth and they should work with dedication and honesty for the nation.
Dr. Jyoti Rattan, Nodal Coordinator, G-20 Programme highlighted the theme of the conference and how various affiliated colleges, regional centres and departments of Panjab University worked collectively to make this event a success.
Many renowned academicians including Prof Douglas Lecorchick, Fairmont University, North Carolina, Assoc. Prof Nakamura Kazuho, Yokohama National University, Japan along with the officials from Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, fellows, faculty members, Senior PU officials, researchers and students were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC Bags Order of 1000 Jackets and Angawastram Worth Rs. 7 Lakhs
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission  has bagged fresh order from Indian Institute of Information Technology , Allahabad for supply of 543 khadi jackets and 450 Angavastrams worth Rs. 7 lakhs.
KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena informed that these are to be used during the upcoming convocation ceremony of IIIT and this order can be a trendsetter for other educational institutions as Khadi carries a unique Indianness. This order contains Blue Denim Khadi Jacket, Green Printed Khadi Jacket and Lemon Yellow Printed Khadi Jacket. He expressed hope that in the long-run, the jackets and the Angavastram made by our artisans will be a unique model for the convocation attire for all the noted academic institutions. It may be noted that KVIC has already bagged order of different varieties of Khadi Silk robes with Angawastram from Indira Gandhi National Open University  in March this year.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi speaks on telephone with Prime Minister of Italy H.E. Mr. Mario Draghi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with the Prime Minister of Italy H.E. Mr. Mario Draghi.
The leaders discussed the recent developments in Afghanistan and its implications for the region and the world.
They strongly condemned the horrific terror attack at the Kabul International Airport yesterday, and emphasised the need to ensure the safe repatriation of stranded people.
They stressed upon the need for international cooperation, including at the level of the G20, in addressing the humanitarian crisis and long term security concerns arising out of the developments in Afghanistan.
The two leaders also discussed other important issues on the G20 agenda, such as Climate Change. In this context, they exchanged views on other forthcoming multilateral engagements too, such as COP-26.
Prime Minister appreciated Italy's dynamic leadership in productively steering discussions within the G20.
The two leaders agreed to remain in touch on bilateral and global issues, especially on the situation in Afghanistan.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Modi holds a review meeting to discuss education Sector
PM Narendra Modi held a meeting today to deliberate on the issues and reforms required in education sector including National Education Policy. Special emphasis was given on the use of technology in the education sector and enhancing learning and adapting by the use of technology such as on-line classes, education portal and class-wise broadcast on dedicated education channels.
The focus was on bringing uniformity in education providing universal access to quality education, improving the quality of elementary education, through a new national curriculum framework that focuses on multi-linguistic, 21st century skills, integration of sport and art, environmental issues etc. The use and promotion of technology in various modes for education at school and higher levels was discussed in detail – i.e. online mode, TV channels, radio, podcasts etc. Reforming the higher education scenario by making Indian Education System at par with the highest global standards making education effective, inclusive, contemporary rooted in the Indian culture and ethos. Overall, the emphasis was given on early childhood care and education, foundational literacy and numeracy, adapting contemporary pedagogy, preserving the cultural and linguistic diversity of India with a special focus on early vocationalization of education.
It was decided to usher in education reforms to create a vibrant knowledge society by ensuring higher quality education to all thereby making India a ‘Global knowledge Super Power’.
To achieve all these goals and to ensure efficient educational governance extensive use of technology including Artificial Intelligence will be promoted.
PIB Headquarters
e-Support Centre inaugurated in IGNOU Madurai
Indira Gandhi National Open University , Regional Centre, Madurai has established e-Support Centre, as part of the Digital India Movement. The e-support Centre was inaugurated for the benefit of the distance learners of IGNOU to ease support services.
As part of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, the IGNOU RC Madurai and DHAN Foundation, Madurai has also organized one day workshop on the theme “Women Empowerment and their Rights for Social Development” at Madurai for the benefit of NGO functionaries.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri. K. Veera Raghava Rao, IAS, District Collector, Madurai highlighted the importance of Open & Distance Learning programmes for empowerment of the society and also highlighted the need of lifelong learning, livelihood education and life skill education at his speech and requested the women participants to work at the gross root level for the upliftment of women education with cultural knowledge for social transformation.
Dr. M. Shanmugam, senior Regional Director, IGNOU RC Madurai, Mr. M.P. Vasimalai, Executive Director, DHAN Foundation, Madurai and other dignitaries were also present during the occasion.
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PIB Headquarters
FIRE ACCIDENT IN BSNL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
There has been a major fire accident in Harbour Telephone Exchange, a five storey building around 5.15 am today. No human causalities are reported and the fire could be brought under control after ten fire engines and nearly hundred fire men were pressed into service. The fire is suspected to have emanated from the first floor, which was under locked condition. Though the root cause is yet to be analysed, it is felt that a leakage in the A/c duct could be the reason. The cables in the exchange room was gutted completely before being extinguished. The exchange has 35k capacity with 29k working lines, 3k broadband connections. The building has two blocks and the block which had caught fire is housing a mobile BSC, Transmission systems, and related batteries and power plants, in addition to the MSU. The other block houses the Internet Data Center, where TN government servers are located. Because of the fire, telephone, broadband and mobile services are affected in Harbour area. Though the fire has been put out, the smoke and heat is very high and hence the building cannot be entered upon. As a precautionary measure the power supply to both the blocks has been cut off. The extent of damage to the equipments could not be figured out immediately.
Restoration activities are being undertaken on war footing basis but however it may take a weeks time to restore the services. Inconvenience caused to the customers is deeply regretted. This has been said in the press release issued by BSNL.
Ministry of Defence
New Inventions by DRDO
During the past 3 years, 79 projects amounting to Rs.8201 Crores directly pertaining to development of new defence equipments i.e. Cruise Missile, Anti-Ship Missile, Surface-to-Air Missile, Air-to-Air Missile, Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket, Mounted Gun System, Ammunitions, Electronic Warfare System, Radars, Torpedoes, High Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle etc. have been undertaken. Some of the DRDO developed systems which are likely to be available to our defence personnel during 2021-23 are as follow:
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System
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Timelines
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ASTRA Missile
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2021
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2.
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Anti Drone System
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2021
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3.
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SATCOM Devices
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2021
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4.
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QRSAM
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2022
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5.
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ADFCR
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2022
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6.
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Helina
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2022
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ADTCR
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2022
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8.
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Guided Bomb
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2022
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NAG
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2022
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NGARM
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2023
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11.
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SAAW
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2023
Many DRDO developed technologies such as Battle Field Surveillance Rader , Joint Venture Protective Carbine  Jammers, 5.56 mm Rifle, 40 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher , Oleo Resin  Grenade etc are being utilized by the State Police.
Upgrades to some of the systems have been developed by DRDO. Details of the same are as follow:-
- Arjun Mk-1A
- Akash-NG
- Light Combat Aircraft Mk-1A
- Medium Power Radar-Extended Range
- PINAKA- Extended Range, Guided
- Electronics & Communication System: Unified Mission Computer for SU-30 MKI aircraft, Internal EW System for MIG-29 Upgrade Aircraft, EW systems for Naval platforms.
This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Shri Harnath Singh Yadav and Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 120Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 16.74 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,20,08,58,170
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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16,74,03,871
More than 120 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 16.74 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses concern about news of rioting and vandalism against State institutions in Brasilia
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed his concern about the news of rioting and vandalism against the State institutions in Brasilia.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Deeply concerned about the news of rioting and vandalism against the State institutions in Brasilia. Democratic traditions must be respected by everyone. We extend our full support to the Brazilian authorities."
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays respect to Ayya Vaikunda Swamikal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid his respects to Ayya Vaikunda Swamikal on his birth anniversary, today.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "On his birth anniversary, I pay my respects to Ayya Vaikunda Swamikal, a great thinker and social reformer of the 19th century. His teachings helped society overcome social barriers and united people. His emphasis on equality continues to inspire us".
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NCW Launches Online Resource Center on Cyber Safety Under ‘We Think Digital’ Programme
Resource Center to Help Women in Distress on Issues Pertaining to Online Safety Such as Cyber Bullying, Cyber Stalking, Financial Frauds
To ensure women safety in cyberspace, the National Commission for Women  has launched an online resource center to offer help for women in distress on issues pertaining to online safety such as cyber bullying, cyber stalking, financial frauds, etcunder the ‘We Think Digital’programme, run collaboratively by the Commission, Facebook and Cyber Peace Foundation. The online resource center was inaugurated by the Governor of Jharkhand Ramesh Bais and Chairperson Ms Rekha Sharma in the presence of Major Vineet Kumar, Founder and Director, Cyber Peace Foundation, in Ranchi yesterday. The resource center can be accessed at www.digitalshakti.org .
At the launch of the online resource center, Chairperson Ms Sharma said, “The Resource Center will be a milestone as it will help women the safe usage of technology and will also help them to be safe from online threats. It will act as a source of information and support for online presence. The center will also help in fighting Cyber violence against women and will help prevent tech abuse against them”.
The center will provide information on cyber security in the form of posters, awareness videos, quizzes and self-learning modules which will include lessons with tips for safe usage and reporting and redressal of cybercrimes. The users will also find byte sized information on various topics of cyber security on the website. The e-learning section of the resource center will also let the users take a short assessment to gauge the level of knowledge taken through the course.
The resource center will also provide information on all the avenues of reporting in case a woman faces any cyber crime. It will provide information on step-by-step process of reporting on cyber-crime issues including reporting on social media platforms, getting content taken down from website, etc.
The project was launched as Digital Shakti in 2018 with an aim to help women across the nation to raise the awareness level on the digital front and to train them to fight cyber-crime in the most effective ways. The project has sensitized over 1,75,000 women. The partnership between the three organizations is currently in its 3rd phase and aims to sensitize 1.5 lakh women.
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Textiles provides Rs. 314.80 crore subsidy support to Textile industry including MSMEs and small textile manufacturing units through ATUFS and Powertex India
Ministry of Textiles has been providing subsidy support to textile industry, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  and small textile manufacturing units across the country through schemes such as Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme  and Powertex India. Details of support provided under the schemes are given in Annexure-I.
Details of textile units provided support under ATUFS and Powertex India Scheme are given in Annexure-II.
Annexure I
Details of schemes implemented for the benefit of textile industry including small manufacturers
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Name of the scheme
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Details of assistance
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Duration of implementation
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Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme 
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Capital Investment subsidy  for technology upgradation @ 15% for garmenting and technical textiles segments with a cap of Rs. 30 crore and @ 10% for weaving, processing, jute, silk and handloom segments with a cap of Rs. 20 crore is provided to individual entity.
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January, 2016 to March, 2022
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Powertex India Scheme
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In situ upgradation, Yarn bank scheme, work shed projects for strengthening decentralized powerloom sector
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April, 2017 to March, 2021
Annexure II
Details of textile units provided support under ATUFS and Powertex India Scheme
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Name of the Scheme
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Number of units/ beneficiaries
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Amount of assistance

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Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme 
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785
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314.80
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Powertex India Scheme:
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In situ scheme – 3351
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30.71
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Work shed projects – 18
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7.01
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Yarn Bank projects - 11
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2.80
This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
'Magoado' is the emotional drama of a man who is not ready to take responsibility of a father: Music Composer Alvaro Turrion at IFFI 52
Panaji, 26 November 2021
Clueless about being a parent, nor interested in being one. Peio is shaken from his secretive life spent in hiding when his adolescent son makes a sudden and unexpected appearance into his life. The forced challenge of parenthood that is thrust upon him leaves him with a choice no less than rethinking his very life. IFFI 52 delegates had a tumultuous brush with the tidal waves of emotional melodrama experienced by Peio, thanks to the Spanish film Magoado, by debut director Ruben Sainz. Magoado is competing for the Best Debut Feature Film, at the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India.
Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the festival, the film’s sound composer Alvaro Turrion told cine lovers that the film is the story of a man who is not ready to take responsibility of a father and is in a dilemma about whether to accept or reject his son.
Turrion explained the acoustic techniques used in order to authentically capture the solitary lifestyle and simple disposition of the main character. “The main character is a very simple person, living a solitary life. Hence very simple instruments were used to capture his feelings. I avoided harmonies or melodies. I used flute to capture his feelings and Spanish guitar to portray the feelings of warmth exhibited by his son.”
The choice of sounds was motivated by the narrative style of the film, which leans toward documentary rather than fiction, added Turrioin. “Director Sainz asked me to use natural sounds and very few instruments as the film is shot in a documentary style.”
Asked about his working style, the music composer said: “Big production houses use background music while shooting is going on. In my case however, I had reel cuts with me when I started composing music.”
Ruben Sainz has directed, written and produced several short films. His short film Pan-Demia has won several international awards including Best Film at Hendaia Film Festival 2014 and Audience Award I Festival de Curts Mal del Cap d'Eivissa 2014  Spain.
Ministry of Finance
Government takes several measures to strenghthen MSMEs
Gem platform extended to all CPSES
Government undertakings to procure a fixed proportion of materials from women owned SMEs
The Government has taken several measures to strengthen the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises . While a Scheme of sanctioning loans upto Rs. 1 crore in 59 minutes has been launched, GST-Registered SME units will get 2% interest rebate on incremental loan of Rs. 1 crore. While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said that 25% sourcing by all the Government Undertakings will now have to be from SMEs. Of this, the material to the extent of at least 3% will be sourced from women owned SMEs, he added.
Highlighting the achievements of GeM, Shri Piyush Goyal said that transactions of over Rs.17,500 crore have taken place, resulting in savings of 25-28% on an average. “Government e-Marketplace , created by our Government two years ago, has transformed public procurement by making it fully transparent, inclusive and efficient. MSMEs have an opportunity to sell their products through GeM”, the Finance Minister said. The GeM platform is now being extended to all CPSEs, he announced while presenting the Interim Budget.
Shri Piyush Goyal disclosed that the Government has recently assigned the subject of “promotion of internal trade including retail trading and welfare of traders, and their employees” to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, which will now be renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade.
AYUSH
Foundation Stone Laid for All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy The Centre will become Hub of Education for traditional medicinal systems- Shripad Naik
Panaji, November 13, 2018
Minister of state  for AYUSH Shri Shripad Naik laid the foundation stone for All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy at Dhargal, Goa. Health Minister, Shri Vishawjeet Rane, Sports and Tourism Minister, Shri Manohar Ajgaonkar, Secretary, Union Ministry of AYUSH Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha were present on this occasion.
Shripad Naik in his address thanked the people who allotted their land for this project. He also assured of maximum employment to the locals. Shri Naik further said that, Drugless medicinal systems will help the people to overcome on lifestyle diseases.
The institute is the extension of All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi. 250 bedded hospital will also cater 500 students every year offering undergraduate, postgraduate and P.HD degrees. Ayurveda have a 100 bed facility and Naturopathy with 150 bed capacity. Yoga department with facility of Diabetic Clinic, Cardiac Care Unit including Yoga therapy room for 30 patients. Institute includes Medical College for Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Yoga which has hostel facility for 67 rooms for doctors and 91 rooms for 182 students.
The cost of the project is Rs 301 crore. The Institute will be managed with the trained and qualified doctors and staff.
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